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Barcelona have taken La Liga to court in a desperate bid to ensure star midfielder Dani Olmo is allowed to play for the club in 2025.
The former La Masia talent was forced to wait until the third week of the season before he could officially make his senior debut. Olmo came off the bench to score a late winner Against Rayo Vallecano And duly tapped an imaginary clock in celebration.
That delay was the result of Barcelona’s struggle for compliance Leagueof strict financial regulations. The Catalan giants were only able to find room within the salary cap to sign Olmo after a serious injury to Andreas Christensen. According to La Liga rules, 80% of an injured player’s salary can be reallocated to a new team member.
Christensen is now back fit and the short-term fix will be voided after Olmo’s six-month temporary contract expires on December 31. Barcelona According to a report in the Spanish publication, have gone to the courts in search of “precautionary measures”, asking the judge to allow Olmo’s registration to be processed in January. Mark.
The desperate appeal will first be heard on Monday 23 December and a verdict is expected four days later on Friday 27 December.
If the measure is not approved and Barcelona cannot source further investment before the end-of-year deadline, they will Process of registering Olmo There’s also a risk from the start that the player could be completely out of the fray, as he is believed to have a clause in his contract that would leave him a free agent if he’s not registered to play.
In the event Barcelona are granted an extension by the courts, they could theoretically free up more room in the budget by frantically offloading players during the January transfer window.
The club thought they had found a solution to the Olmo-related financial tangle when they agreed to a huge sponsorship deal with Nike earlier this month. However, the funding from this arrangement proved to be insufficient and Barcelona were prevented from pulling the same injury tactic again after using the revenue opened up by Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s extended absence. Register Wojciech Szczesny Mid season.
The last throw of the dice for Barcelona is the personal bank guarantee from the board members. This final offer puts their own money at risk. According to an estimate of The AthleticBarcelona need around €60m to comply with La Liga’s salary cap.
When Frequently asked questions on the topic Earlier this month, Barcelona sporting director Deco waved to assembled reporters, but insisted: “We can definitely sign Dani Olmo before the end of the year.”
